tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:46:31 +0000http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/index.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)Blogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-8441874421570943614Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +00002009-10-30T09:46:31.629-07:0010About201010NewsAnother SCGA Team Play season begins in January 2010. Selected members from the Monarch Dunes Men's Club will compete in weekly matches against teams from other local SCGA member courses. Our division includes teams from La Purisima Golf Course, Marshallia Ranch Golf Course, and Glen Annie Golf Club.The regular season consists of 6 weekly home and away matches scheduled on Saturdays between http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/10/2010-sgca-team-play.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-9172990986477266924Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:40:00 +00002009-02-17T07:54:48.477-08:0009ResultsWe lost our final match at Marshallia Ranch 35-13. We finished the season with a 3-3 record, winning all our home games and loosing all our away games. La Purisima took first place in our division with a 4-2 record. We placed second with a commanding 154-134 overall point record. Congratulations to all team members! Overall standings for Group 7 are available here. BTW, Seven Oaks won Group 6!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/02/marshallia-ranch-35-monarch-dunes-13.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-1011443530973026323Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-02-09T09:32:04.170-08:0009ResultsWe pulled out another win at home, this time in the cold rain, beating Marshallia Ranch 32 to 16. Our team has now scored 141 points versus 99 for our competition! If we win next week at Marshallia Ranch, we'll win our division and move on. Good luck to those playing!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/02/monarch-dunes-32-marshallia-ranch-16.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-4060023987455057663Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:29:00 +00002009-02-01T06:41:36.965-08:0009ResultsOur Team made a valiant effort at La Purisima, with nearly every team scoring points. Our 4 point loss, 22-26, is likely the closest match La Purisima has experienced on their home course. Our overall score against La Purisima is 57-39 in our favor! Combined with our matches against Glen Annie, our team has now outscored our opponents by a score of 109 to 83! Congratulations to all the point http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/02/la-purisima-26-monarch-dunes-22.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3082135642927376723Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:43:00 +00002009-01-24T16:49:50.485-08:0009ResultsMonarch Dunes hosted La Purisima today, winning handily 35-13. The low handicappers finally it pulled it out, winning all 6 points in the first 3 groups! La Purisima was undefeated prior to our match after beating Marshallia Ranch both home and away, so this was an important match to win. In order to move on after the first round, we'll need to pull off a win at either La Purisima next week, or http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/01/monarch-dunes-35-la-purisima-13.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3536728129651158203Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-01-19T08:12:10.244-08:0009ResultsThe Glen Annie team treated us to perfect weather on their home course on Saturday, but handed us our first loss with a score of 33 to 15. Our overall score against Glen Annie is 52-44, in our favor!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/01/glen-annie-33-monarch-dunes-15.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3223440126940822882Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-01-12T07:59:38.189-08:0009ResultsThe Monarch Dunes SCGA Team started off the season with a win at home! We hosted Glen Annie on Saturday and managed to win 12 out of 16 individual matches and 6 out of 8 team matches. Our four lowest handicappers struggled Saturday, but hung in there to half one team match. Congratulations on a 37-11 win over Glen Annie.http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2009/01/monarch-dunes-37-glen-annie-11.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-6460564130084370140Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:23:00 +00002008-11-17T11:33:29.535-08:0009News09ScheduleThe SCGA has launched their new 2009 SCGA Team Play website with information about the upcoming season along with schedules, resources, manuals, and frequently asked questions to help matches run smoothly. Our schedule is copied below from Saturday's Group 7 Team Play Schedule.January 10 - Glen Annie at Monarch DunesJanuary 17 - Monarch Dunes at Glen AnnieJanuary 24 - La Purisima at Monarch http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/11/2009-scga-team-play-schedule.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3014882251842306513Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:11:00 +00002008-11-03T06:32:27.735-08:0009ResultsAlthough we lost 23 to 25 on Saturday at Marshallia Ranch, no other team has ever come that close to winning an away match at Marshallia! The decisive blow came on our home course on Sunday where our team handily won 39 to 6 1/2, for a 62 to 31 1/2 total. That's an average of 2 points out of a possible 3 from each 2-man team! Congratulations on a great start!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/11/monarch-dunes-61-marshallia-ranch-31-12.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-8650167981385666454Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:14:00 +00002008-10-23T10:38:08.344-07:00200909News09ScheduleWe're scheduled to play home and away practice matches with Marshallia Ranch on November 1st and 2nd. We'll be at Marshallia Ranch on Saturday and Monarch Dunes on Sunday. There's still room for more players on both days so let Bob know if you're available!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/10/nov-1-2-practice-match-with-marshallia.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-4398711016079298822Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:03:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:26.355-07:00200909News09AboutAnother SCGA Team Play season begins in January 2009. Members from the Monarch Dunes Men's Club will begin competing in matches against teams from other local SCGA member courses. These courses include La Purisima Golf Course, Marshallia Ranch Golf Course, and Glen Annie Golf Club.The regular season consists of 6 weekly home and away matches scheduled in January and February. Playoffs take place http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/10/2009-scga-team-play.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3523620605403260065Wed, 28 May 2008 13:50:00 +00002008-05-28T06:59:38.963-07:00RulesA long comment was posted last weekend at Free Drop - a blog about the rules of golf - about the differences between match and stroke play. The comment presents a number of areas where Match and Stroke play differ and his rationales behind those differences. The author of the blog then posted a response including a few comments on his rationales, along with some other differences.Q: Are these allhttp://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/05/differences-between-match-and-stroke.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-2435502881464061362Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:23:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.710-07:0008Results2008With Santa Barbara's win at home, the inaugural Monarch Dunes Travel Team finished 3-3, taking 2nd place overall! Thanks to all who participated, making it a fun and successful season. You can view the season results and upcoming finals schedule and results on the SCGA Team Play page.Look for an announcement this coming October about signing up for next year's team.http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/02/santa-barbara-27-monarch-dunes-21.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3552260799146166430Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.711-07:0008Results2008Marshallia Ranch took advantage of their home course advantage today, beating Monarch Dunes 32-16. Both teams are now tied with a 3-2 record, but Monarch Dunes has a slight advantage in points. Good luck in our final match at Santa Barbara Muni next week!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/02/marshallia-ranch-32-monarch-dunes-16.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-3284042522673121492Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:05:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.711-07:0008Results2008The home course advantage continued as Monarch Dunes beat Marshallia Ranch 34-14. Again, the team won all but 2 team points! With 2 away matches left, a single win will secure a playoff birth. Good luck at Marshallia Ranch!http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/02/monarch-dunes-34-marshallia-ranch-14.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-4119637736910368380Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:57:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.712-07:0008Results2008Congratulations team, on another decisive win at home against Santa Barbara Muni! The team won all but 2 team points and all but 4 individual points. There were quite a few impressive comebacks too after getting down by 3 or more holes. Good luck on our final match at home next week against Marshallia Ranch! Let's see if we can get off to a 3-1 start.http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/02/monarch-dunes-42-santa-barbara-6.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-7503049145573736813Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:59:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.713-07:0008Results2008Congratulations on a great comeback against Glen Annie! After loosing 37-11 at Glen Annie Golf Course, Team Monarch came back to win 40-6 at home.http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2008/01/success-vs-glen-annie.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-7406231566127460214Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:39:00 +00002008-10-23T10:33:37.013-07:00RulesLast weekend's match against Marshallia Ranch was a good learning experience for many of us regarding the rules of match play. Before the regular season starts, make sure to check out the latest issue of FORE Magazine for USGA's new 2008 rule changes - also available here.You can also review this helpful primer on the Basic Rules, posted by the Northern Nevada Women's Golf Association, and this http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2007/12/match-play-rules.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-6038226041157454689Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:32:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.714-07:00Seven Oaks08Results2008Marshallia RanchWe squeaked out a win yesterday against Marshallia Ranch, 31 to 27. Skins and Closest to the Pins money should be ready on Wednesday. Great job team!Next up is Seven Oaks Country Club from Bakersfield. We are scheduled to play them, Sunday December 16 at Monarch Dunes. We're trying to reschedule the round at their course for the end of February since our schedules are limited this month due to http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2007/12/dec-16-seven-oaks.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-4931319271918828524Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:59:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:26.356-07:002009200808ScheduleJanuary 12 - MD at Glen AnnieJanuary 19 - Glen Annie at MDJanuary 26 - MD at SB - Rained OutFebruary 2 - Santa Barbara at MDFebruary 9 - Marshallia at MDFebruary 16 - MD at MarshalliaFebruary 23 - MD at Santa Barbara* Practice Rounds are on Friday before each match.SCGA Saturday Team Play Schedule (Group 7)http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2007/11/home-and-away-schedule.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-6047483151744707232Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:17:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:26.357-07:002009200808ScheduleA practice match is scheduled for the first weekend in December against Marshallia Ranch. Official team matches will begin in January.Sat, Dec 1 - Marshallia Ranch Golf CourseSun, Dec 2 - Monarch Dunes Golf Clubhttp://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2007/10/dec-1-2-marshallia-ranch.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962830702735715308.post-4342076666013560513Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:40:00 +00002008-10-23T10:37:06.717-07:0008About08News2008Starting in January 2008, a Men's team from Monarch Dunes will begin competing in matches against teams from other local SCGA member courses. These courses currently include Marshallia Ranch Golf Course, Santa Barbara Golf Club, and Glen Annie Golf Club.An informational meeting is being held Thursday, Nov. 15 at 6:00 PM at Monarch Dunes for Men's Club members who are interested in participating. http://www.monarchdunesgolfclub.org/travel/2007/10/introducing-mens-travel-league.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Monarch Dunes Men's Club)